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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1900
Page
6
Mr Mitchel questions Rebecca Polanski in a crowded New York sweatshop. She reveals her uncle Herman Polaski and harsh working hours while pleaing not to be jailed revealing a buried graveyard baby link and a witness in a crime case.
A distressed woman fears injustice and possible detention as she speaks to a confidant. He reassures her he is not an officer and urges her to reveal all she knows, promising protection and trust as her narrative unfolds. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
In North Pembroke New Hampshire Dan Moses aged 56, once a hard drinker and violent man, awaits his death as he is haunted by visions of a dead wife. His estranged daughter comforts him as his illness Bright's disease progresses and a past murder charge hangs over him from the 1898 shooting of his young wife Nettie. The case remains unresolved with the wife dying days later and no proof of Moses’s guilt.
Police report a wave of shoplifting arrests in New Haven including Mrs Powell and her daughters Annie 5 and others. Detectives found over $2000 in stolen dry goods at the Powell home and more than $500 in the Goldstein household.
Trials for Coleman Daniels and the two Reeses begin in Bastrop Texas for the killing of Arthur Burford and wounding Deputy William Clements tied to the Townsend Reese feud. Governor Sayre has ordered state rangers to prevent outbreaks and disarm travelers to Bastrop and detain armed individuals.
In Washington on Tuesday the cabinet debated Puerto Rico trade and agreed that absolute free trade between U S ports and the island is essential for its prosperity. Secretary Root said the subject is now up to Congress.
The Brannick hotel, Skagway's landing hostelry, burned on January 17. Loss is estimated at $20,000. The incident was reported via Port Townsend, Washington, on January 24.
Women of Columbus design a church described as as comfortable as a theater. The First Baptist Church on Broad Street features a lobby boxes fire escapes and a dining room a bicycle parlor and a kitchen. The building uses bluish sandstone a red tile roof and marble halls with an organ and a 40 voice choir.
In Bridgeport Connecticut January 24 Irish Burns once feared by police and criminals confesses reform after jail. He says he dug a fortune in the Klondike selling it for 0 000 and plans to found a home for reformed criminals in Connecticut while starting a new life in San Francisco. He is 36, well educated and a Shakespeare reader.
Gen. Shafter orders a guard of honor of soldiers to accompany the remains of Maj. Gen. Lawton to San Francisco. The transport Thomas will bring Lawton and Maj. John A. Logan, with burial planned at Arlington and Youngstown, Ohio for Logan. The escort will travel with the casket to Washington.
Statistics show Japan suffered extensive damage from December inundations. In Hokkaido province destroyed property is at least 6,000,000 yen with Ishikari's 35 towns wiped out and 17,288 houses flooded since last summer. Lives lost total 189.
John F. Kennedy the "quail hunter" was sentenced to 20 years in the Missouri penitentiary. Convicted of train robbery in Wright county the sentence was affirmed by the supreme court on appeal. He will be moved from the Springfield jail to the penitentiary.
An assortment of ads and notices from Trenton New Jersey dated January 24 includes claims Brazilian Balm cures asthma and catarrh with guarantee, Burdock Blood Bitters for pure blood, selective shoe sale at Stout’s, and various local business promos. Also mentions Excelsior company incorporation with $5,000,000 capitalization and multiple consumer notices.
The Indianapolis market page lists numerous provisions from smoked meats and bacon to dried beef and ham, with prices for cottage ham, sausages, pickled meats, and lard. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned fruits, teas and spices, dairy, and groceries follow, including butter, eggs, poultry, fish, grains, and coal retail prices.
Railway timetable shows Cleveland line departures to Muncie Union City and Cleveland New York Boston routes with times for trains including Knickbarker Benton Harbor and St Louis lines. It lists Chicago line services Lafayette Cincinnati Greensburg Norwalk and other connections with morning and evening arrival and departure times.
Railroad timetable fragment lists routes and departures for Chicago lines including Monon and Sentenilie to Peoria Bloom, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit and Toledo connections. It shows ticket offices at 25 W. Washington St and various departure times such as 7.23 am 2.3 pm and night and express services with multiple city pairs and car numbers.
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